Quote Originally Posted by coachnorm View Post
Nearly all pass offenses are similar. If you take Alabama or Ohio State play books, the schemes are similar. The terminology will be different. I am going to bring to light two pass plays (1) The Basic Outside Play and (2) Mesh Rail.

The Basic Outside Play is called “Outside” by some programs, and “Basic” by most high schools thru NFL. “Basic” was the build off play for the inception of the spread offense decades ago and is still now. Basic defined is the wide receiver running a vertical and the slot running an out pattern under the vertical. Elite high schools thru NFL sometimes run a higher out about 10 yards under the vertical called OHIO which means O outside HI high aconitum.

Mesh Rail is what it implies under mesh routes with a vertical up the hash mark area called the “Rail”. I personal would see, while sitting in the Scoreboard Section, MSU receivers properly leveraged in match-up situations because the defense would drop an additional defender in the short passing lanes to stop the Air Raid Concept. MSU throws against perceived separation and not match-up leverage so we get check downs? LSU and Ohio Stated do not have that issue. They do repetitions to win match-ups and they launch instead of check down DURING THE GAME?

Back to “Basic” and remember many offenses have this in their schematic play book. What the playbook does not have is the proper releases against defensive alignments. How many pages would it take to incorporate multiple releases required?
If you have a weak armed quarterback that does not master tight window passing, you have a weakness in the offense. If you have a weak-minded quarterback that can’t read or gets flustered at moments, the receivers have to step up and rise to the moment. So back to the two plays in this exposure, are the receivers scheme participants or are they players? Are the receivers spending practice time on scheme participation or playmaking? How much tight window work is being practiced?

I have coached receivers and defensive backs at the junior college level and have attended many passing clinics including many Air Raid presentations. While as a secondary coach, it was easy to coach against the scheme because the scheme is well known by those who need to know it. Focusing on scheme and dealing with receivers who know how to leverage and dominate a defender, while executing the architecture of the play is a totally different nightmare. How many receivers has Mississippi State sent into the NFL in the past 25 years?

I am closing with two high lights from maybe the best PUBLIC high school football program in America. There are a few PRIVATE programs better. They all got the message about tight windows and leverage unlike Mississippi State over the past 25 years. Enjoy your SMOOT high lights from back in the day?

file:///C:/Users/Norm/Downloads/Video/WR%20Cameron%20Smith%20thight%20window%20catch.mp4

file:///C:/Users/Norm/Downloads/Video/North%20Shore%20the%20Class%206A%20Division%201%20 state%20championship.mp4

I tried to attach North Shore High School football video from X/Twitter and it did not get on to the post. Go to X/Twitter North Shore Football for video to support this statement.

https://youtu.be/lUWKlKYjfew?si=MRg6mmOavMv28igD

Watch the ending of the Youtube video.
What it essentially comes down to and goes back to is recruiting. If you want win match ups you have to have players. And the only way to get players is to do the one thing that MSU does not like to do and that is recruit football players.